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Star Wars: The Battle of Jedha (The High Republic)

By: George Mann
Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill, Kristen Sieh, Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Philip Hernandez, Catherine Ho, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Salli Saffioti, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, Full Cast
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 After the events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi travel to Jedha in this all-new Star Wars audiobook original.
 
Jedha. The worn streets of this ancient world serve as a confluence for the galaxy. Visited by all, yet owned by none. Here, the Jedi are but one creed among many worshipping and studying the Force. From the Guardians of the Whills to the Path of the Open Hand, countless beings come to learn, and to share, in peace.
 
As all of Jedha prepares for its Festival of Balance, the galaxy still reels from the violence on Eiram and E’ronoh. But after foiling a plot to escalate the war between the two planets, the Jedi believe that a lasting peace may be within reach. Master Creighton Sun and Jedi Knight Aida Forte arrive on Jedha with delegations from both planets to formally end the “Forever War.” The Jedi hope that the harmony of Jedha’s many factions, along with the signing of a peace treaty, will create a symbol to the rest of the galaxy of what can be accomplished through unity.
 
But not all are happy with the Jedi’s involvement or ready to concern themselves with peace. Rumors begin to swirl that the Jedi bring war in their wake. The distrust and anger that for so long fueled the Forever War now threaten to corrupt the communities of Jedha. When violence breaks out on the sacred moon, the war that was meant to end on Jedha may soon engulf the entire world. Adventure Fantasy Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction Space Opera Star Wars War Interstellar
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This was the first audio drama I’d ever listened to, and as both a major Star Wars fan and High Republic fan, it was everything I expected and more. The acting and story were brilliant. This will be getting many repeat listenings

An engaging story for fans of The High Republic

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This was more a full cast audio drama, than an audio book, and it works really well. I feel it adds to the story having a full cast than a single person narrating. Another reviewer said it sounded like listening to a movie - I guess they’ve never listened to a full cast audio drama before. Really excited to be getting into the High Republic era, and this story is a great starting point for those that have not looked into this side of Star Wars yet. This story was performed well, and gives a great insight into the time many years before what we already know!

Great delve into The High Republic

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I love the story. It's Star Wars and it's great. I also loved the idea of different voice actors for each character. It brought the characters to life. But *why* do they have to laugh in almost every scene? Someone makes a joke, everyone laugh. Someone makes a plain statement like the fact that a robot is not a man, everyone laughs. Characters leave the scene, they laugh. It feels forced and unnatural and detracts from what is otherwise an entertaining story.

Why do they laugh so much?

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Star Wars Battle of Jedha is a fine entry in the High Republic’s phase two. For avid fans, this is an easy recommendation. This audio drama moves along a couple of key storylines and features a few favourite characters, performed lovingly by the excellent voice cast.

As is so often the case with Star Wars audiobooks, I cannot fault the production. Sound effects and music were mixed perfectly to complement and not overwhelm the voices of the performers, an attention to detail I wish films and television would focus on. As I alluded to before, my full compliments to the cast who take immediately to the material with passion and enthusiasm.

As to the story on offer, it is less than I would have hoped. Tempest Runner and Dooku: Jedi Lost are very much side stories and offer compelling explorations of notable side characters. The added depth and intrigue were welcome additions to canon. The Battle of Jedha feels therefore like a missed opportunity. It ably provides a good story for those already familiar with the previous entries for phase two (this is not a good jumping on point). However, I feel it does little more than that.

I was very pleased to see the return of the Path of the Open Hand, but saw less of them and in less depth than I hoped. Of the Jedi, Creighton Sun I recalled from Convergence and brings a little of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Stellan Gios. Ada Forte I also recall from Convergence briefly, and Silandra Sho I had not encountered before. Creighton and Silandra come off the best. Had I read Silandra’s debut novel then no doubt I’d have found her appearance more impactful, but I enjoyed her character. Ada was so-so.

I felt the absence of the Heirs of E’ronoh and Eiram, and the underuse of Gella Natai who I had grown to quite like during Convergence. I would have enjoyed more of Gella in this format as I connected with the character. I would have loved the Heirs to have their own narrators and to hear them bouncing off each other. Alas, it was not to be.

For casual fans, you could skip The Battle of Jedha. For more dedicated High Republic readers,I suggest you don’t.

A Fine Entry, But Not More

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I do enjoy the High Republic series, but I feel the production of this audio book let it down massively. Don’t get me wrong, the production quality is high and voice acting was great, but in my option, there were far too many sound effects and not enough description.

It was like to listening to a film. The battle was a blur of explosions, blaster sounds and grunts etc with some dialogue in between, left me really guessing what was actually going on. I wish there was more of a descriptive narrative, akin to reading a book.

Decent story, but was like listening to a film

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